ISBN10: 0615295401, ISBN13: 9780615295404, [publisher: Mushroom Press, LLC] Hardcover Kirkus Reviews judged this a Best Book of 2012: Author and artist Dunn turns an everyday objectâ"a yellow umbrellaâ"into a touching tale about the joy of giving selflessly, and how small acts of compassion can transcend cultural boundaries. Illustrated with charming simplicity, this unusual âcity fableâ begins with Dunnâs early memories of the real people who inspired his flowering curiosity. One of them was Lina, a little girl who wrote stories and treasured beautiful things, and, as the fable begins, is the first owner of the Yellow Umbrella. Heâ"the Yellow Umbrellaâ"had âforgotten the rain because he had been asleep so long,â until one day he expands âinto a great, flower-like circleâ to protect Lina with his outstretched âarms.â Curious about the world and his purpose in it, the Yellow Umbrella talks with other worldly umbrellas stored in the hall in a Chinese Vase, who âdreams all day of the past, when she lived far away in a big house hung with silks.â After the wise Hall Mirror accurately predicts that a journey of discovery awaits the Yellow Umbrella, heâs then lost on a bus and found by Mr. Klein, a lonely watchmaker. One rainy day in the park, Mr. Klein kindly gives the umbrella to âthe Lady with the Rose Hat.â And the Yellow Umbrellaâs adventures continue: âa Lady from Persia' adopts the umbrella; then he finds his way to a sick ...

Mushroom Press, LLC, Date: 2009-09-05. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean nice pages with no marks or inscriptions. Shelf wear 2009. Mushroom Press, LLC ISBN 0615295401 9780615295404 [US]

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